Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced yue
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced yue, including 月 yuè, 约 yuē / yāo, 越 yuè, 乐 lè / yuè, 阅 yuè. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
yue is a whole syllable. It runs ü into “eh” — round the lips for ü first, then open to e, with the y smoothing the start.
Initial y
Start the syllable on the initial y, then run straight into the final ue — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ue
Settle the final ue into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (月 yuè, 约 yuē / yāo, 越 yuè, 乐 lè / yuè, 阅 yuè) and lock in their tones. 10 common characters share the sound yue, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
yue turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 约, 曰 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 月, 越, 乐… (8 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing yue inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
10 common characters in this group.